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Montana Supreme Court declares 2021 abortion restrictions unconstitutional

Montana Supreme Court declares 2021 abortion restrictions unconstitutional

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana's Supreme Court upheld a lower court ruling that struck down as unconstitutional several laws restricting abortion access , including a ban beyond 20 weeks of gestation.
Top RFK Jr. aide attacks US health system while running company that promotes wellness alternatives

Top RFK Jr. aide attacks US health system while running company that promotes wellness alternatives

WASHINGTON (AP) — Calley Means has built a following within the “Make America Healthy Again” movement by railing against the failings of the U.S. health system, often pinning the blame on one issue: corruption.
Music festivals have become more open to harm reduction initiatives. How far will it go?

Music festivals have become more open to harm reduction initiatives. How far will it go?

NEW YORK (AP) — The sounds of muffled percussion and audience cheers reverberate throughout the grounds. Brand activations, makeshift bars and restaurant pop-ups control traffic as a sea of bodies move from set to set.
New York lawmakers approve bill that would allow medically assisted suicide for the terminally ill

New York lawmakers approve bill that would allow medically assisted suicide for the terminally ill

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Terminally ill New Yorkers would have the legal ability to end their own lives with pharmaceutical drugs under a bill passed Monday in the state Legislature.
RFK Jr. ousts entire CDC vaccine advisory committee

RFK Jr. ousts entire CDC vaccine advisory committee

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Monday removed every member of a scientific committee that advises the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on how to use vaccines and pledged to replace them with his own picks.
Leaders of ‘orgasmic meditation’ women's wellness company OneTaste convicted in forced labor trial

Leaders of ‘orgasmic meditation’ women's wellness company OneTaste convicted in forced labor trial

NEW YORK (AP) — The leaders of a sex-focused women’s wellness company that promoted “orgasmic meditation” have been convicted of federal forced labor charges . A Brooklyn jury on Monday found Nicole Daedone, founder of OneTaste Inc.
Florida agency tells newspaper to halt reporting angle on foundation associated with governor's wife

Florida agency tells newspaper to halt reporting angle on foundation associated with governor's wife

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Florida's child welfare agency sent a letter to a Florida newspaper telling it to “cease and desist” its reporting on foster families for a story about a nonprofit associated with Gov.
New building to fight cancer could cost $1 billion, Manitoba premier says

New building to fight cancer could cost $1 billion, Manitoba premier says

WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government says construction on a long-promised centre for cancer research and treatment will get underway next year.
NIH scientists publish declaration criticizing Trump's deep cuts in public health research

NIH scientists publish declaration criticizing Trump's deep cuts in public health research

WASHINGTON (AP) — In his confirmation hearings to lead the National Institutes of Health, Jay Bhattacharya pledged his openness to views that might conflict with his own. “Dissent," he said, ”is the very essence of science.
Six infants born with congenital measles in Ontario from unvaccinated mothers

Six infants born with congenital measles in Ontario from unvaccinated mothers

TORONTO — Ontario's chief medical officer of health says six infants have been born with congenital measles since an outbreak began last fall, adding they were infected in the womb through mothers who were not vaccinated. Dr.
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